ISLAMABAD (HRNW) Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif expressed on Friday his determination to end the menace of terrorism from the country.
Condemning the attack on Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Siraj-ul-Haq’s convoy, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said, “Thank God that Sirajul Haq is safe. I express my solidarity with him.”
In connection with the attack on the JI chief’s cavalcade, the premier asked the Balochistan chief minister for a report on the incident.
Recalling the entire nation was united against terrorism, PM Shehbaz said that terrorists were the enemies of the country, adding the entire nation was united against terrorists. “The terrorism, which ended in 2018, is resurfacing again,” the premier rued.
PM Shehbaz went on to say that the increase in terrorism was the result of the wrong policies of the last four years, adding the nation was suffering the consequences.
On Thursday, PM Shehbaz said that Pakistan and Iran had decided to finalise the Free Trade Agreement soon to exploit the immense potential in trade and investment.
The bilateral ties and cooperation were discussed in a meeting between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi after the two leaders inaugurated the Mand-Pishin border market.
Following the “very productive and positive” meeting, the prime minister told a gathering of local elders that the two sides had decided to move forward in the areas of trade, investment, information technology, agriculture and other sectors.
The two leaderships also decided to exploit the potential for cooperation in the power transmission.
He told the gathering that on his suggestion, the Iranian president also assured to move forward for enhancing cooperation in the solar energy sector.
The prime minister said that during the meeting, he also put forward the suggestions regarding the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and that the two sided would take measures for implementation of the decisions taken in the meeting.